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King Gesar / Peter Lieberson ; [libretto by Douglas Penick].
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011, composer.
- Series:
- Naxos Music Library.
- Standardized Title:
- King Gesar
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gesar (Legendary character)--Songs and music.
- Gesar.
- Gesar (Legendary character).
- Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble).
- Mythology, Tibetan--Songs and music.
- Mythology, Tibetan.
- Genre:
- Streaming audio.
- Songs.
- Music.
- Songs and music.
- Sound recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Sony Classical, [1996]
- Language Note:
- Performed in English.
- System Details:
- digital
- audio file
- Summary:
- Recounts the Tibetan myth about the magical birth and heroic exploits of King Gesar.
- Contents:
- Calling on the power of goodness in our hearts: an invocation to the imperial Drala, Gesar, King of Ling (7:56)
- The birth of Gesar (3:06)
- Gesar in the desert (4:42)
- The horse race (16:40)
- The song of Manene (6:22)
- The battle with the Tirthikas (9;16)
- Gesar's song of completion (6:44)
- Participant:
- Omar Ebrahim, narrator ; Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello ; Peter Serkin, Emanuel Ax, pianos ; András Adorján, flute, piccolo ; Deborah Marshall, clarinet, bass clarinet ; William Purvis, French horn ; David Taylor, trombone ; Stefan Hüge, percussion ; Peter Lieberson, conductor.
- Notes:
- For narrator and instrumental ensemble; recounts the Tibetan myth about the magical birth and heroic exploits of King Gesar.
- Recorded 1993 August 25-29 Chapin Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, MA.
- Hard copy version record.
- Other Format:
- Source record: Lieberson, Peter, 1946-2011. King Gesar. King Gesar.
- OCLC:
- 1200249469
- Publisher Number:
- USSM19602523
- USSM19602524
- USSM19602525
- USSM19602526
- USSM19602527
- USSM19602528
- USSM19602529
- 886448359135 Sony Classical
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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